Mossy Cade is a former professional American football

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 player who played safety first for the Memphis Showboats of the USFL in 1985 and then for two seasons (1985–86) for the Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

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. He attended the University of Texas, where he made the 1983

1983 NCAA Division I-A football season

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 All-American team.

Cade was convicted in 1987 of two counts of second degree sexual assault

Sexual assault

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 on a woman he was related to through marriage.
He was acquitted of a third count, and served 15 months in jail. This incident earned him the nickname "The Aunteater".

Upon release, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings

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but was quickly released after public outcry over his signing.